Free-to-attend seminars tackle today's hot topics

The British Safety Council will tackle some of the hottest topics, including the future of work and risk. 

Changing forms of employment along with an ageing workforce and the rapid rise of new technologies are resulting in fundamental and potentially disruptive change to how we live and work. Some are calling it the 4th industrial revolution; it will have a major impact on the health, safety and wellbeing of workers.

How regulation will need to adapt in order to remain effective and proportionate will be the subject of The Changing Face of Regulation delivered by David Snowball, Director of Regulation at the HSE which will be headlining on Wednesday 11th April.

On Thursday 12th April in A Good Day at Work - the future of work and risk attention turns to what health and safety practitioners and businesses can do now and in the future to prepare for these changes. The seminar follows the publication of a report commissioned by the BSC written by Robertson Cooper 'Future risk: Impact of work on employee health, safety and wellbeing', which has been designed to encourage conversation and action around the future of risk.

Louise Ward, policy, standards and communications director at the BSC explains: “Practitioners are going to be at the centre of supporting businesses through a significant change in the way that work is conducted and the way that people interface with work. This session will help practitioners understand some of the key areas of risk and benefits and empower them to go and have some really effective conversations in their businesses about how they can prepare their workforce for the changing world of work.”

Some of the big changes affecting manufacturing including automation, nanotechnology and changing work patterns will be explored further in Challenges in Modern Manufacturing a Panel Discussion taking place on Wednesday 11th April. Pinsent Masons and the British Safety Council are launching a new thought leadership paper featuring expert opinion on a number of the issues affecting the manufacturing sector now and in the future.

Examining another significant change in the health and safety landscape, on Tuesday 10th April Preparing for ISO45001 will bring visitors up-to-date on the new ISO45001 standard which has been designed to improve occupational health & safety management around the world.

Chris Green of Weightmans will present a Case Law Update on Tuesday 10th April. This session will review recent health and safety prosecutions and consider how these might affect key legal principles in application of regulations and definition of sentencing guidelines.

Safety Dialogue

The Safety Dialogue theatre features panels of experts take part in interactive question and answer sessions with the audience on a number of pertinent health and safety topics, such as working at height, working in confined spaces and training and competence, amongst others. This initiative is actively supported and sponsored by 3M through their expertise in many areas of health and safety.

Safer Logistics

The Safer Logistics Seminar Theatre promises a wealth of education and advice tackling safety hot spots in warehousing and logistics. Content has been curated in partnership with Handling & Storage Solutions magazine.

Lone Worker Theatre

This year the Lone Worker Feature Theatre is being hosted by the Lone Worker Safety Expo team. Speakers representing many industries will explore the challenges faced by lone workers and share best practice on assessing and managing the specific risks faced by lone workers.

BSIF Safety Awards 2018

There will be the opportunity to hear from shortlisted BSIF Safety Awards nominees for the prestigious Product Innovation Awards in exciting 'Dragon’s Den' style sessions at the BSIF theatre on Stand HS34. Winners of the BSIF Safety Awards 2018 will be announced as part of the Safety & Health Excellence Awards on the evening of 11th April 2018. Find out more

Co-locations

The Health & Safety Event is co-located with The Facilities Event and The Fire Safety Event. Alongside the free conference content detailed above, visitors will have access to more than 450 respected vendors and suppliers across three shows.